Ticket and label cabinet.



G. W. DE LANEY. TICKET AND LABEL CABINET. APPLICATION FILED JULY 9,1910.

Patented June 11, 1912.

GUM/war UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES W. DE LANEY, OF HAMMOND, INDIANA.

TICKET AND LABEL CABINET.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES \V. Di: LANny, a citizen of the UnitedStates. residing at Hammond, in the county of Lake and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ticket and LabelCabinets, of \which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in ticket and labelcabinets and the particular object of the invention is to provide adesirable label cabinet and a novel form of guide for the tickets orlabels whereby the label may be readily drawn therefrom and properlypositioned to be severed.

A still further object is to provide a novel means of forming a tensionfor the guide adapted to act upon the tickets or labels so that the samemay be readily and accurately severed by means of a knife of novel formand pivotally carried by the guide.

The invention consists of certain other arrangements and combinations ofparts as will be hereinafter more fully described, it being understoodthat certain changes in the specific structure shown and described maybe made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spiritof the invention.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective View of a cabinet partly insection to show the application of my improved guide thereto. Fig. 2 adetail view of a blank adapted to form a portion of the guide, Fig. 3 isa view of a blank forming a casing portidn of the guide, Fig. 4 is adetail sectional view on an enlarged scale showing the arrangement ofthe parts and tension spring in position.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 38 designates a suitable cabinethaving the usual sliding lid 40 and a front wall 41 of a slightlygreater thickness than the other parts. The guide bracket 42 is securedto the front wall 41 by means of screws or the like 43 which aredisposed through openings in the bracket and an extension 44 thereof,and said bracket is bifurcated to form outwardly projecting arms 45having transverse recesses 46 therein adjacent their outer ends and uponthe upper faces thereof, said recesses being adapted to receive atension spring 47 formed of a flat strip of spring steel and properlyheld in position by means Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 9, 1910.

of the guide plate 48. The guide plate 48 Patented June 11, 1912.

Serial No. 571,144.

is provided with a similar opening 19 and beveled forward edge 20 andthe sides 4?) are adapted to be bent downwardly and dis posed againstthe under faces of the arm 45 where they are secured in any suitable manner and adapted to hold the tension spring 47 in position outwardly ofthe opening 19.

The guide bracket is cut at one corner, as at 37, and upon the sides 49being bent downwardly a wing 29 is produced, said wing being formed withan aperture 28, through the medium of which the cutting blade 30 ispivotally connected by the bolt 31. The cutting blade is formed with acurved cutting edge 32 so that labels may be properly severed therebyupon being fed from a roll contained in the cabinet, and when theknife-is swung upwardly. The free end of the blade 30 is formed with thecircular head 33 for engagement by the first finger of the operator whenthe thumb rests upon the guide bracket.

The cabinets may be provided with a plurality of label receivingreceptacles and in operation the strips are wound in a re versedirection thereby permitting it to travel over the rounded surface ofthe guide in a more uniform manner and with less danger of catching orclogging within the cabinet. It is to be further understood that thelabels and guides may be made of dif ferent widths as well as thecabinet, to accord with the particular package and sizes thereof, uponwhich the labels are to be used, and in order to insert a ticket orlabel through the guides it is found most desirable to trim the endthereof to a point.

It will now be seen that a guide is pro vided which may be convenientlyattached to receptacles in general as well as those constructed asdescribed and which when provided with a cutting knife in the manner setforth, will permit the ticket or label to be severed more accuratelywhen drawn to the proper position by grasping the same through theopenings 19 therein.

Vhat is claimed is:

1. The combination with a cabinet, of a guide member projectingtherefrom and having depending L-shaped flanges, a bracket member havingrecessed furcations fitting between the depending flanges of the guidemember, an undulating spring mem ber passing transversely of the guideand having its ends fitting into the recesses of the furcations of thebrackets, and a cutting blade pivoted to the guide to pass across havingits intermediate portion bearing the ends of the said guide and to cut alabel projecting therefrom.

2. The combination with a cabinet of a bracket secured to the saidcabinet and having forwardly projecting furcations, said furcations eachhaving a recess formed in the upper face thereof, a guide member securedt0 the cabinet and having flanges bent around the furcations of thebrackets, an undulating spring member having its ends fitting into therecesses of the furcations and against the guide member to resilientlyhold a label in position, and a pivot-ally sup- 15 ported blade memberadapted to pass transversely of the end of the guide to sever a labelprojecting from the end of the guide. In testimony whereof I affix mysignature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES DE LANEY. \Vitnesses:

M. MORTON TowLE, J r. PAUL H. F EDDER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

